We are off on a year-end vacation into the wilderness starting mid next week, hence this will be our last post for 2008. Here's wishing all of you - "Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year".
In this post, we have put together a collection of Raptors, with whom we were fortunate to have made direct eye contact. All images have been shot with the D300, 300 f2.8 lens with the 2x teleconvertor. We hope you enjoy these intense killer looks.
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Hi Thomas!
So happy to hear your exciting news about a wilderness vacation! I am sure the pictures you bring back will be stunning as always!
Love these bird faces - you captured magnificent details in them!
Wishing you and your family all the best during the holidays - enjoy yourselves to the fullest that life has to offer :)
Thomas, these are great,, My favorite would be the Yellow faced bird.. that is classic. and of course something i have never seen.. Have a wonderful Christmas and be safe in your travels..
Thanks ~ Stacey
Beautiful bird portraits! Great post to celebrate the holidays.
Absolutely beautiful clear images of these majestic birds. Delightful.
the angle of the egyptian vulture is excellent!
Beautiful photography. Lovely birds.
Great photos!! I love looking into there eyes
How absolutely incredible, to be able to stare straight into their eyes! Fantastic pictures.
These are just beautiful, Thomas! There is such a strange and wonderful connection, to be able to look right in their eyes...
Enjoy your wilderness vacation, and have a very merry Christmas and a happy new year!
Mary
Almost forgot to wish you a wonderful wilderness vacation...that sounds like a real treat. It will be interesting to see what photos you bring back.
All the best over the holidays. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy Photographic New Year.
Thank you for the direct and majestic gaze of the birds.
Bon voyage in the desert, merry christmas and happy new year.
François.
Always so expressive birds, very beautiful.
Thank you, merry christmas and happy new year.
Thomas, have a super wilderness vacation! I can't wait to see the images you bring back.
These raptor images are, to state it simply, exquisite. My favorite would have to be the Egyptian Vulture. That capture angle makes me think of that bird as a wise old man saying "you better keep moving."
The darker Changeable Hawk Eagle with the golden eyes is truly amazing.
Your photography has inspired me to purchase a new Nikon D90 in the hope of capturing some images myself. If I can get some photos even half as good as yours, I would be a happy man :-)
Thanks for sharing your inspiring photos. Have a super trip and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
they are all beautiful ! however I love the texture oif the feathers of the last one ! it's absolutely a great serie!
Great collection of Bird of Prey!. Really killer shot.
I have close encounter with Crested Serpent Eagle yesterday - will post the picture tomorrow.
Happy holiday!
Exceptional series! Super as always.
Hawk Eagle is my fav. Blue Skies.
Another great set of birds, the Egyptian Vulture is definitively my favorite, awesome angle and eye contact.
You have a awesome and exiting wilderness vacation.
Your birdphotos never stops impressing us. Well done with the eye contact.
Amazing images.
I am constantly amazed by your shots.
Oooh the 2nd from the top is fierce looking. Great set of photos... very impressive!
Wonderful images...thanks!
It is always so difficult to choose which of your shots I like best in a series Thomas. I am afraid that the answers is they are ALL the best!! LOL!! Wonderful series on these raptors. Enjoy your vacation and I look forward to your return. Enjoy the Christmas and New Year. :) Maybe you will bring us back a tiger pic!! LOL!!
Great photos as usual. My favoutite is the Egyptian Eagle :-)
Merry Christmas and thanks for all your comments on my blog this year.
Thomas! These pictures are for me present "under Christmas tree" :) they are this miraculous, moving formulations...
PS. Thank You very much for supporting comment in my blog - it is particularly valuable, because for me You are Master, and Your pictures inspire me to more far work and development...
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! :)
fantastic series
I wish you, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Amazing shots Thomas.
Enjoy your vacation!
See you next year then.
great shots, all of them. Thanks for sharing.
Whoever would think you could see so much in the eyes of a bird, Thomas! Some of them actually look quite friendly, while others don't. But that vulture takes the cake. A face only it's mother could love!
I forgot to add: ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAY!
You continue to do an incredible job with these closeup bird pictures. You always seem to get so close. That Egyptian Vulture was fascinating as well.
You have dream shots here! But you always do! I love that third one!
Wow! Love them all but that Egyptian Vulture is outstanding!
Merry Christmas to you and yours and happy New Year!
Wow!Great Present for all of us.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Buon Natale e Felice Anno Niovo!
Beautiful pictures as always. Merry Christmas and enjoy the time off :)
Awesome - excellent details!
Great work!
Dear Thomas! I wish you and yours a wonderful Holiday Season and a great new Year with many more great images and posts to come!
Thomas, Merry Christmas to you and yours. Have a wonderful time in the wilderness and I look forward to seeing your photographs when you get back. The quizzical look on the Egyptian Vulture's face is priceless!
Fantastic bird series. Excellent quality shots!
Have a great holiday and I hope to see more photos sooner than later! Great photos as usual, I love the Egyptian Vulture and the last image the best.
Thomas: What a neat capture of the neat raptors, all great shots. Love your music today. Have a wonderful Christmas.
Wonderful photos...and yes, killer looks! Have a great trip! Can't wait to see what you bring back for us.
stunning pictures
Fantastic! that spells lovely photos for us in the not-too-distant future. Merry Christmas, indeed!
That Egyptian Vulture has to be the wierdest-looking bird I've ever seen. Its wrinkled face makes me think it's as old as one of the mummies (not me, the Egyptian ones of course).
Have a great trip and see you in the new year. Have a wonderful Christmas and hope the new year sees you doing all the things you love best.
superbe!
Of course, any true nature lover has to love these photos. They are so personal and take us into a place of appreciation and respect for the birds and animals of the world. I think their looks can save the world and not kill if people were to truly look into their eyes.
Have a great vacation and I hope you score a lot of cool photos.
These are stunning! Wow! The detail is amazing and they're just beautiful! That Egyptian raptor probably has the most interesting looking face I've ever seen on a bird.
Hello Thomas, thank you for your wishes :-)
I wish you and your family a wonderful Christmas, a happy New Year and fantastic holidays !!! I am curious on your new pictures :-)
You have shot super portraits. Today my favorite (because it`s so funny) is the Egyptian Vulture.
Greetings, Cerstin
WOW!!! I LOVE raptors and your images are amazing! Makes me think I should trash my Nikon D40x ;-) Your set up works well for you and I'm sure the photographer is very good as well ;-) Wonderful, Thomas!
Merci pour tes voeux. Je te souhaite aussi de bonnes fêtes ainsi q'une très bonne année 2009.
Dimanche dernier, j'ai vu des rapaces à une fête. Je les mettrai bientôt sur mon blog.
Another fabulous series, Thomas.
I wish you and yours a merry Christmas and a great new photo Year!
Cheers John and family.
This was the perfect fireworks finale of bird photos! The yellow-faced vulture was my favorite! Enjoy your vacation, happy holidays and I'm looking forward to your posts in 2009!
A friendly Christmas greeting to wish you and your family happiness at this special time of the year.
Merry Chrustmas
Hartmut
It just doesn't get any better than this. Superb images.
Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year. I hope to see many more excellent photographs from you in the future.
Wonderful series. It's as if they are all posing for you.
Oh God If Looks Could Kill, then I'm dead by now seeing those looks in your pics :)
Wish you & your Family a Very Happy & Merry Christmas.
Great photos!Very beautiful!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2009. May the Light be with you for the whole new year! ;p)
Oh Thomas, how I enjoyed these wonderful faces with all those amazing eyes staring at me!! I love the Egyptian vulture looking down at you but all of them were wonderful..can't wait to see how you top this in 09! Do hope you had a wonderful holiday!
Thomas,
That Egyptian Vulture looks like a nightmare. I love all of these stunning photos.
Thank you for your fabulous eye. Your photos are always a treat.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Mary
HI Thomas,
Merry Christmas and happy new year to you!!!
Again a terrible series of hawk, eagles and vulture... The sharpness on the eyes is damned perfect and these portraits are wonderful...
I sometime envy you for the diversity you are able to see!!!
Wow! Great and stunning photos! Well done!
This is a spectacular collection of ‘intense killer looks’ photographs. I love them all.
I wish you many more exceptional photo opportunities in 2009. Happy New Year to you, Thomas.
Hi Thomas! I came here through Mary's View.
Your photo's are simply amazing!
Happy New Year Thomas!
Another traveler from Mary's View. These images are incredible. Glad to have found your blog. The Egyptian Vulture is my favorite!
Hi Thomas, All the best in the New Year for no missed opportunity for a great photograph, good health, success and prosperity.
Killer sharp detail in all shots. Great wildlife shots of these beautiful birds
Such 'piercing'photos. Takes bird watching to a new level! Thanks.
Wow.... I want to live in your world! Fantastic series of images combined with spot-on clarity and detail. Looking forward to seeing many more of your photographs in 2009... Happy New Year!
Egyptian Vulture wins the award for scariest glare! wonderful images, thank you.
Happy New Years Thomas!
This particular set of birds seem to possess such strong personalities, they are true characters! Kudos to you for bringing that out so well.
Happy New Year, Thomas! Hope you had a great vacation. I'm almost salivating thinking about the great photos you're going to post soon.
Errr... it will be 'soon', wont it?
Thomas, these bird shots are really fantastic. In particular, I like the vulture shot. This guy has an interesting look.
Hi Thomas, great shots! I wish you a Happy New Year!
Great pictures you have here! It's amazing that nearly all the birds are looking at the camera. Keep up the great photography!
I love the vulture shot!!
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